Hoze Meléndez

Acting

Hoze Meléndez

Born

1989-02-20 (37)

Place of birth

Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

40 titles

Mexican actor born in 1989, in Mexicali, Baja California, México. He studied at the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC), a theater degree, but was always clear that his vocation was cinema.

Known for

Cóyotl, Hero and Beast poster
7.6

In a small town in northern Mexico, where two drug cartels rule, the young man Lupe embraces his dangerous fate. He transforms into Coyotl, a mythical creature that is half man and half beast. With this transformation, Lupe wants to become the protector his people so desperately need.

Cóyotl, Hero and Beast

2025

Falco poster
4.3

A policeman with a promising future and a young family must rebuild his life in 2018 after he wakes up from a 24-year coma after being shot in the line of duty.

Falco

2018

Mexican Psycho poster
7.2

Follows an "ultra-violent and intelligent" psychopath who challenges the police by leaving a white paper rabbit at each crime scene, connecting them all.

Mexican Psycho

2026

Amsterdam poster
4.0

Just when long-time couple Nadia and Martín begin to consider separating, an adorable stray dog finds his way into their home, and the two attempt to care for the animal together.

Amsterdam

2022

Sanguijuelas poster
NR

In Tijuana, Mexico, Gabriel is a man who once had a normal and happy life alongside his family. He now seeks revenge for the murder of his son at the hands of a group of vampires that roam the city at night, stalking its inhabitants. Gabriel's days blur into one another as he tries to track down the murderers he calls "leeches", without knowing that his revenge will bring serious consequences for his wife and himself.

Sanguijuelas

2011

Silencio poster
6.3

In order to save her son's life, Ana embarks on a quest to find a powerful stone from the Zone of Silence in Mexico. Someone finds out the power the stone possesses and believes it is a power worth killing for.

Silencio

2018

Film credits

2020s · 13 titles

Mexican Psycho poster
7.2

Follows an "ultra-violent and intelligent" psychopath who challenges the police by leaving a white paper rabbit at each crime scene, connecting them all.

Mexican Psycho

2026

Torment poster
6.7

An exhausted security guard is transferred to a morgue and, on their first night, discovers that the shadows and silences hide a torment from which there may be no return.

Torment

2025

A Fishermen's Tale poster
6.5

A horror story that intertwines four tales on a fishing island in Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, where an evil lake spirit haunts the inhabitants, casting a dark shadow over their lives.

A Fishermen's Tale

2025

Amos, Vogel poster
NR

Amos, delving into his past, embarks on a journey to relive the conversations he shared with his late friend Vogel. In these nostalgic reunions, Amos immerses himself in memories that hold the unique essence of their relationship. As the memories unfold, an intriguing mystery is unveiled: the encrypted question Vogel sought to answer, "How long do clouds live?".

Amos, Vogel

2024

Ángel poster
10.0

Ángel, a lonely sexual worker, has become the object of inspiration for Lu, a young, homosexual plastic artist. Her unexpected crush becomes a painful goodbye that teaches Lu that letting go is the purest act of loving.

Ángel

2023

Dirt poster
NR

Consuelo is the mother of a disappeared young woman, when she witnesses the clandestine burial of a girl by members of the state police, she decides to unearth the body to give it a better burial in the town's cemetery with the help of her brother Armando.

Dirt

2021

La mente fracturada poster
NR

Carlos is a writer who is staying in an old hotel, looking for inspiration for his next story. However, he falls prey to a creative block that pits him against himself, and leads him to struggle to discern between the real and the imaginary.

La mente fracturada

2024

Cenizas poster
NR

Diego wishes to take his mother's ashes to the place where they used to spend time together. However, his Tsuru is stolen with the urn inside and Diego will be involved in a path where he will do everything to get it back.

Cenizas

2023

No artwork available
NR

Jonas, a young magician who has retired from stage, is invited to participate in a film the chaotic production forces him to confront a past trauma, while unexpectedly giving him the chance to overcome it.

Instrucciones para reparar un sombrero

2026

Crocodiles poster
NR

A young photojournalist in the city of Veracruz, Mexico, will risk his life to dig up a shocking truth after picking up the investigation that his journalist friend and mentor left unfinished when getting killed by the organized crime.

Crocodiles

2026

Síndrome del impostor poster
NR

Elías is a young man who, after getting off to a great start in his career as a horror writer, faces a creative block filled with insecurities. This leads him to seek out Mercedes, his trusted therapist. Through a psychological therapy session, Elías recounts the events of the last time he tried to write, as well as the mysterious and terrible events surrounding his creative process. Could Elías be suffering from impostor syndrome? Or is something ancient and terrifying influencing him?

Síndrome del impostor

2025

Rain poster
8.0

Story of six interwoven narratives in Mexico City, exploring the human condition against intermittent rain. With each encounter, the characters experience a moment of absurdity, brightness, or strangeness that reveals their true selves.

Rain

2025

Amores Incompletos poster
NR

José is a grumpy 60-year-old man. One day he finds the diary of Elena, his deceased wife, where she says that she had three lovers. Enraged by the deception, José sets out on a long journey throughout Baja California to find each of them.

Amores Incompletos

2023

2010s · 22 titles

Sanguijuelas poster
NR

In Tijuana, Mexico, Gabriel is a man who once had a normal and happy life alongside his family. He now seeks revenge for the murder of his son at the hands of a group of vampires that roam the city at night, stalking its inhabitants. Gabriel's days blur into one another as he tries to track down the murderers he calls "leeches", without knowing that his revenge will bring serious consequences for his wife and himself.

Sanguijuelas

2011

Silencio poster
6.3

In order to save her son's life, Ana embarks on a quest to find a powerful stone from the Zone of Silence in Mexico. Someone finds out the power the stone possesses and believes it is a power worth killing for.

Silencio

2018

I Dream in Another Language poster
7.8

An indigenous language is in peril, as its last two speakers had a quarrel in the past and haven't spoken to each other in over 50 years. Martín, a young linguist, will undertake the challenge of bringing the old friends back together and convincing them to speak once again so he can obtain a recorded registration of the language and study it.

I Dream in Another Language

2017

The Hamsters poster
6.7

Rodolfo and Beatriz are the parents of teenagers Jessica and Juan. Together they form a perfect dysfunctional family. Rodolfo leaves for work every morning, but actually he’s unemployed. Beatriz, worrying that she is looking older, has a flirtation with her buff gym trainer. Jessica finds herself in a love triangle with her boyfriend and her best friend. And, Juan’s girlfriend has a little surprise for him. This is the life of an ordinary middle-class family in Tijuana. While living under the same roof, they scurry about their days, trying to hide their secrets from one another. A fresh, clever and humorous portrait of a modern family unit.

The Hamsters

2014

Adiós Lola poster
NR

Juan has been trying for months to forget his ex-girlfriend Lola, who is now dating someone else.

Adiós Lola

2018

Revolver Mind poster
6.2

Chicali is a young street cop who starts killing for the mafia by an unexpected situation. Mario, locked up for killing the Mexican presidential candidate in 1994 comes out of prison after 20 years of lockup and returns to Tijuana to rebuild his life. Jenny is an American homeless who decides to cross the border to Mexico in order to change her condition. Jenny falls in love with young Chicali, who is assigned to kill Mario.

Revolver Mind

2018

México Bárbaro II poster
6.4

In this new horror anthology, nine Mexican directors come together to tell stories about the most brutal, ruthless and bizarre Mexican traditions and legends.

México Bárbaro II

2017

Metro Aeropuerto poster
NR

A middle-aged, poor lady who has never flown before embarks on a fantastic journey when a normal subway ride turns into an air ride with check-in.

Metro Aeropuerto

2019

Lady Rancho poster
7.0

A spoiled girl is sent to her family's ranch to work during summer vacations.

Lady Rancho

2019

The Tiger's Fight poster
5.4

After a year of drought, Nicolas prepares for "The Tiger's Fight", a prehispanic ritual where the village men fight to imitate thunder and foster the rain, hope of a good harvest. Inspired by one of the last surviving blood rituals in Mexico, "The Tiger's Fight" tells the story of Nicolas, a young man who wants to preserve the ritual, even when his love defies the traditions of his people.

The Tiger's Fight

2016

Warehoused poster
7.4

An employee about to retire and the young man who is to take over, share five journeys in the work place, an enormous empty warehouse where apparently nothing ever happens.

Warehoused

2015

Rubble poster
NR

Memories as photographs: no date, no place, no names.

Rubble

2019

William, the New Judo Master poster
5.2

Portrays the universe of an eternal being that exists within a lifecycle filled with disappointments and hopelessness. It's the chronicle about the search for love and the fight against oblivion.

William, the New Judo Master

2016

Yesterday Wonder I Was poster
5.5

The existence of a lonely figure in Mexico City is slipped uncontrollably throughout bodies every so often, making his essence travel through bodies of men and women. Boredom and hopelessness of this being are faced by the love for Luisa and the need to be with her. He starts a struggle to communicate that love via different faces and bodies until he may be with her in spite of his condition.

Yesterday Wonder I Was

2017

These Peculiar Days poster
5.0

Eight friends travel to a cabin in the woods to celebrate their high school graduation.

These Peculiar Days

2019

Exiles poster
NR

Jonás, Leonor and Bernardo work on the last rehearsal before the premiere. The producer gives them the sudden news that the theater will close due to a political march. The premiere is cancelled. Despite everything, the three actors try to perform the play.

Exiles

2019

Lonesome Collectors poster
7.7

Julio, a young man with few social skills, meets Mara, a girl with whom he shares a weakness for robbing other people's houses.

Lonesome Collectors

2018

Encounter poster
10.0

Arcelia takes care of her lifetime partner Lulu. Julian, a teenager exploring his identity, lives under the watch of his conservative mother. A sudden event will draw an unexpected path between the old couple and Julian.

Encounter

2019

A Good Son poster
4.6

A young man from rural Mexico with secret aspirations of being a drag performer is forced to choose between his parents and his dreams.

A Good Son

2012

Evens and Odds poster
6.0

Three teens, one city and endless partying. Joel, Olga and Tavo are searching for their place in the world caught between love, loss and teenage angst. One night when they decide to break into an empty house, destiny will take over and decide their real place in the world, if it can accommodate them.

Evens and Odds

2014

This Is Tomas poster
6.7

Leo and his band decide to bring Thomas to play in a wedding. They have no idea how complex it is to spend a day with someone with autism.

This Is Tomas

2019

History Lessons poster
2.5

Verónica, a middle-aged highschool history teacher, leads a non eventful life: she has grownup children, grandchildren and a less than perfect marriage. This dynamic seems to be the only thing she can hold on to, as she battles a terminal illness. As she reluctantly accepts her fate, she meets Eva, an irreverent and misunderstood new student who unknowingly injects some life and enthusiasm back into her and provides her with the tools to deal with her destiny.

History Lessons

2018

Series credits

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